law commission/ reform

Question 1

explain some aspects of the law commission

Answer 1

• was established by Law commission Act 1965
• full time body with five commissioners- chairperson (is a high court judge), other four are from legal profession and academic lawyers

Question 2

What does the commissions work involved

Answer 2

Reform of the law, codification, consolidation and repeal of the law

Question 3

reform

Answer 3

• keep law under review and provide law reform, so change when required
• eg, Care Act 2014

Question 4

codification

Answer 4

• identifying similar related pieces of law into one, also combines statues with common law
• eg, Theft Act

Question 5

consolidation

Answer 5

merging lots of law and acts into one single act
-eg, Powers of criminal courts (sentencing) Act 2000, So simplifying sentences and setting tariffs for crimes, tariffs mean minimum and maximum sentences

Question 6

repeal

Answer 6

• get rid of old law poorly constructed law, so identify any old acts are no longer used
• eg, Act of 1696 about rebuilding St. paul’s Cathedral, no longer relevant so it was repealed